Far East Cynic

Well, that’s one way to announce it.

Telling your friends that the rabbit is Tango Uniform in the Facebook era:

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In and out…..

On the road to visit my Dad. More to follow when I get finally readjusted to where I am. However, I am kind of glad I did not know about the crash of 2:45pm.  I did not find out about the market drop today till I got here. So much

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At least do your homework…..

Over on a discussion board-there is a member who continually proves true Barry Goldwater’s old admonition from 1989-the Republican party of his day ( and now) is “full of kooks.” One of the things I continue to find to be one of the most annoying features of tebaggerdom today is

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Don’t expect him to admit it….

Slate Magazine has a great analysis of the attempted bombing in NYC. The jury is still out on many things. But they have it right on this one-Dick Cheney is proven wrong yet again.

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Stating it more eloquently than I

E.D. Kain over at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen sums it up nicely: Conservatives have their limited-government priorities all wrong. While libertarians and the left have focused on matters of security overreach – wiretapping, surveillance, executive powers, GITMO, etc. – the right has brushed all this off and focused instead

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Happy May Day!

Since I get repeatedly tagged as a slimy socialist-for merely sticking up for basic decency and fairness-might as well make the most of it. Workers of the world unite! 🙂 And yes, I like 80’s one hit wonders.

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A great story……

In front of Yanmashita park in Yokohama, located on the waterfront, the NYK ship Hikawamaru is moored as a floating museum. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday. The 11,622 ton Hikawa Maru was built in 1929 by Yokohama Dock Co – yard 177, for the Nippon Yusen KK line, Tokyo.

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